**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 235/2019, dated September 27, 2019, amends Annex VI (Social Security) to the EEA Agreement. The decision incorporates Decision No. E6 of October 19, 2017, which concerns the determination of when an electronic message is considered legally delivered within the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system, into the EEA Agreement. Decision No. E6 is identified as 32018 D 100402, published in OJ C 355, 4.10.2018, p. 5. The authentic Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of Decision No. E6 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision entered into force on September 28, 2019, contingent upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The decision was published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Annex VI Social Security to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex of the EEA Agreement pertaining to Social Security, which is being amended by the decision.
Decision No E6 of 19 October 2017: A decision concerning the determination of when an electronic message is considered legally delivered in the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system.
Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI): A system for the electronic exchange of social security information.
Article 98: Article of the EEA Agreement that provides the legal basis for the decision.
Article 1031: Article of the EEA Agreement related to notifications.
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the decision was made.
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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 235/2019
of 27 September 2019
amending Annex VI (Social Security) to the EEA Agreement [2023/40]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision No E6 of 19 October 2017 concerning the determination of when an electronic message is considered
legally delivered in the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system(1) is to be incorporated
into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 3.E5 (Decision No E5 of 16 March 2017) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:
‘3.E6 32018 D 1004(02): Decision No E6 of 19 October 2017 concerning the determination of when an electronic
message is considered legally delivered in the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system
(OJ C 355, 4.10.2018, p. 5).’
Article 2
The text of Decision No E6 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official
Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made(*).
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Gunnar PÁLSSON
(1) OJ C 355, 4.10.2018, p. 5.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.